The Goddess Dana, called in the genitive Danand, in middle Irish times was named brigit.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
The power of Rome was established at the Council of Whitby; but in the days when Aidan preached at Lindisfarne the Northumbrians were still in obedience to an Irish rule, and were instructed and edified by the acts and lives of St. Patrick, of St. brigit, and the mighty Columba.
"The Great Book-Collectors"
Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
In the church by the oak-tree at Kildare St. brigit had a marvellous book, or so her nuns supposed.
"The Great Book-Collectors"
Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton